I once also thought that the words that they chose hurt, then I realized that it didn’t have to. Just like when they are pissed off it doesn’t have to piss me off, or when they are happy I don’t have to feel that way either. It’s up to me, so when I listen I take into consideration just that, I am listening. But every once in a while I am cautious enough to slip into listening to the wrong thing at the wrong time. // I should have added bacon. // We don’t come with warning signs // The piles of piles are getting too high, its time to build again. // Full swing, keep your eye on the ball. We haven’t played since I quit. Though he may not agree, my reasons for leaving and quitting and moving forward were totally valid. Just as their reasons for staying and not quitting and moving forward in that way were valid. Some would drop out later, and some still continue. We all continue, there are just different versions of what that might look like. Our desires are just different. // He gave this to me and it never seized to amaze me, THX SL!! //